Established: In the Department of the Interior by the Bonneville
Project Act (50 Stat. 731), August 20, 1937.

Transfers: To Department of Energy, effective October 1, 1977, by
the Department of Energy Organization Act (91 Stat. 569), August 4, 1977.

Functions: Distributes and sells hydroelectricity generated by
Bureau of Reclamation and U.S. Army Corps of Engineers dams along
the Columbia River and its tributaries. Administers energy
conservation, renewable resource development, and fish and
wildlife enhancement provisions of the Pacific Northwest Electric
Power Planning and Conservation Act of 1980. Implements the
Columbia River Treaty, in cooperation with the Corps of
Engineers.

Related Records:
Records of the Office of the Chief of Engineers, RG 77.
Records of the Bureau of Reclamation, RG 115.
Records of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, RG 138.
Records of the Rural Electrification Administration, RG 221.

Twelve original songs by folksinger Woody Guthrie, recorded
during his employment by BPA, May-June 1941, for possible use in
film The Columbia (1949)(6 items).

Bibliographic note: Web version based on Guide to Federal Records in the National Archives of the United States. Compiled by Robert B. Matchette et al. Washington, DC: National Archives and Records Administration, 1995.
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